Obesity and Covid 19

In this video I talk about the correlation between obesity and the severity of Covid-19 (AKA Coronavirus, Sars-CoV-2) infections. Calculate your BMI: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm https://youtu.be/dK08iqC4cdg References Image Credit: Cytokine www.scientificanimations.com / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Cytokine_release.jpg theconversation.com “What is the ACE2 receptor?” https://tinyurl.com/yy929v9j

The GI Map

In this video I give an overview of one of my favorite tests to assess the gut microbiome. It’s called the GI Map by Diagnostic Solutions laboratory. https://youtu.be/StDgcanE0QU References PCR image: Enzoklop / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Polymerase_chain_reaction.svg. Gastric ulcer image: BruceBlaus / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Gastric_Ulcer.png. Tight junction image: BallenaBlanca / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Selective_permeability_routes_in_epithelium.png.